In the early 1970s, Littlefeather was working as a public service director at a San Francisco radio station, while alsoheading a local affirmative action committee for Native Americans.Littlefeather lived in the same neighborhood asFrancis Ford Coppola, who directedThe God...
The Godfatherquicklybecamea blockbuster and a cultural phenomenon, offering a fresh model for film and television gangster shows. In the mob stories that followed in its wake—shows like “The Sopranos,” and films likeScarfaceandGoodfellas—...
Marlon Brando, 1973 Best Actor for The Godfather Views: 11,483,375 Why It’s Popular: In one of the most notorious Oscar moments of all time, Marlon Brando refused his best-actor trophy for The Godfather and sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place to read a prepared...
– The Godfather “Houston, we have a problem.”– Apollo 13 “Just keep swimming.”– Finding Nemo Proverb Definition: A short, well-known saying which states a general truth or a piece of advice. A.k.a. adage, aphorism, axiom, maxim Return to top or post contents A bird in ...
Wars; it is the real-life Godfather, AKA The Kennedy Assassination, with Academy Awards to Joe and Jack Kennedy for best script, best art direction, best production, best direction, best actor, and best living man playing a dead man. […….]Various billionaires had been trying to create ...
THE BIGGEST LOONIEST DEAL EVER It brought the excessive Eighties to an absurdly fitting end. Robert Campeau's history of nervous breakdowns and volatile behavior was well known to the lenders who financed his ill-conceived takeover binge. So why did they give him all that money?
The Godfather II (1974) was the first movie sequel in history to win the academy award for best picture. (mentalfloss.com) Having kids makes people happier than those without children, but only but when the kids have moved out, according to a survey of 55,000 people age 50 and over. ...
Named Desire" on Broadway in 1947. He reprised the role on the silver screen and was nominated for an Oscar. Brando won the Oscar for best actor for "On the Waterfront," and again for "The Godfather." His other films include "Apocalypse Now," "Last Tango in Paris," and "Julius ...